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Vanguard opens search for digital assets leader in sign of evolving crypto strategy
Crypto & Digital Assets

Vanguard opens search for digital assets leader in sign of evolving crypto strategy

The new role would oversee tokenization, stablecoins and blockchain initiatives as Vanguard reassesses digital assets.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Analysts see more upside for SpaceX as post-IPO research begins
Crypto & Digital Assets

Analysts see more upside for SpaceX as post-IPO research begins

Major brokerages initiated coverage on Tuesday with mostly buy ratings following the company's $75 billion June IPO.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
U.S. SEC to propose crypto rule as soon as this month to ease startups, fundraising
Crypto & Digital Assets

U.S. SEC to propose crypto rule as soon as this month to ease startups, fundraising

A newly updated agenda from the securities regulator shows so-called Reg Crypto high on its near-term list.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
SpaceX IPO powers record $3.86 billion in tokenized equities trading in June
Crypto & Digital Assets

SpaceX IPO powers record $3.86 billion in tokenized equities trading in June

SpaceX tokens captured $1.19 billion, or 31% of total monthly volume, with Backpack’s SPCX leading trading at $1.08 billion.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe
Crypto & Digital Assets

Crypto exchange Kraken is trying to become a bank in Europe

Kraken's focus is on Lithuania as the jurisdiction to secure the license, according to a person familiar with the plans.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
BlackRock-backed Securitize slides 40% after SPAC debut despite tokenization boom
Crypto & Digital Assets

BlackRock-backed Securitize slides 40% after SPAC debut despite tokenization boom

The decline fits into a pattern of recently-public digital asset companies sliding after debut, Arca's Jeff Dorman said.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Bitcoin under pressure as U.S.-Iran escalation lifts oil
Crypto & Digital Assets

Bitcoin under pressure as U.S.-Iran escalation lifts oil

Major cryptocurrencies are trading in the red as renewed U.S.-Iran airstrikes push oil higher.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP
Crypto & Digital Assets

Live markets: Japan's collapsing yen is pushing companies into bitcoin and XRP

Hedge funds have turned the most bearish on the yen since 2007, boosting bets on further losses to nearly 138,000 contracts as of June 30.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei
International

Resistance and revenge - Iran wanted to send a message with its farewell to Khamenei

Three days of public mourning in Tehran was a political spectacle Iran's leaders wanted the world to see, writes the BBC's international correspondent Lyse Doucet.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Bomb explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit
International

Bomb explosions injure 18 in Damascus during Macron's visit

As reports of the blasts came in, state television said the Syrian president had welcomed Macron at the presidential palace.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Lawyer says detained Gaza doctor was severely beaten in Israeli jail
International

Lawyer says detained Gaza doctor was severely beaten in Israeli jail

The lawyer for Dr Hussam Abu Safiya tells the BBC his client was so badly beaten he could not recognise him during a visit last week.

Jul 8, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Trump aims to end Iran war but nuclear issue remains unresolved
International

Trump aims to end Iran war but nuclear issue remains unresolved

President Trump says the US and Iran have agreed a deal to end the war but it is unclear what has been agreed on Iran's nuclear programme

Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Bowen: Iran deal ends Trump's war that revealed limit of US dominance
International

Bowen: Iran deal ends Trump's war that revealed limit of US dominance

The deal to end fighting and re-open the Strait of Hormuz leaves the sides where they were 24 hours before the war - only with thousands now dead.

Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Iran deal presents political nightmare for Netanyahu
International

Iran deal presents political nightmare for Netanyahu

Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement with Iran leaves the Israeli PM trapped in a new political and security dilemma.

Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Three reasons ships are not going through the Strait of Hormuz yet
International

Three reasons ships are not going through the Strait of Hormuz yet

Experts say that there are significant obstacles preventing traffic from returning to the levels seen before the conflict began – security, mines and tolls.

Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
The bikers battling extreme heat and armed conflict to smuggle Iranian fuel to Pakistan
International

The bikers battling extreme heat and armed conflict to smuggle Iranian fuel to Pakistan

It's so hot the fuel can catch fire - the bikers tell the BBC they must live with the risk of injury and death.

Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
What's in the US-Iran agreement?
International

What's in the US-Iran agreement?

The 14-paragraph memo includes an end to fighting, an agreement that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and a $300bn redevelopment package for Iran.

Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views
Status quo at Jerusalem's holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout rules
International

Status quo at Jerusalem's holiest site under threat as Israeli nationalists flout rules

Israeli nationalists are increasingly flouting a convention on how faiths share the al-Aqsa mosque compound.

Jul 6, 2026 · 1 min read · 0 views